Conveying apparatus.



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CONVEYING APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED PR. 12, 1907.

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"UNITED STATESv PATENT OFFICE. JOHN H. GILMAN, OF OTTAWA, ILLINOIS,ASSIGNOR TO KING & HAMILTON COMPANY, OF

. OTTAWA, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

CONVEYING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 11, 1908.

` Application liledA April 12 1907. Serial No. 367.846.

To all whom timmy concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. GILMAN, a citizen of the United States,andfresident of Ottawa, in the county of Lasalle and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements kin Conveying A aratusfor Corn-Shellers, Sac., of which the iblowing is a full, clear, andexact specification.

My invention is concerned with certain novel improvements in conveyingapparatus for corn shellers, etc., and more especially with thedischarging mechanism by which the corn or other material can bedelivered to any part of a wagon located on either side of the conveyercasing. i

To illustrate my invention, I annex hereto a sheet of drawings, in whichthe same reference characters are used to designate identical parts inall the figures, of which,-

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a conveyer for a cornsheller, showing my intion applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a central verticalsection through a portion of the same, on an enlarged scale; Fig. 3 is atop plan view in section on the line A-A of Fig. 2 5 and Fig. 4 is aperspective view of the valve removed.

My invention is concerned with the discharge spouts for the conveyer ofa cornsheller, the body of which is represented at 10. This bodycontains the customary belt and cups, or equivalent mechanism forelevating the shelled grain to the top thereof, when it is dischargedinto the roper shaped upper end 11, from which it fa ls mto the valvecasing 12, whence it is` deflected by the valve 13 into one or the otherof the elbows 14, which are provided with spouts 15, so that the corncan be discharged from either spout. The valve casing 12 is preferablymade up of two symmetrical castings which have the upper portion 16properly flaring to be secured to the lowerend of the hopper portion 11,preferably by means of the straps 17. The bottom portions of the twocastings, when brought together and secured, as by the bolts 18 passingthrough the lugs 19, form the two annular channels 20, in which theannular flanges 21 forming the upper ends of the elbows 14 are swiveled,so that they can be turned to direct the spoutsat any angle desired.'Ihe spouts 15 are preferably plvoted, as at 22, to the elbows', and areprovided with the chains 23 secured thereto, which cooperate with hooks24 on the arms 25 secured to the elbows, so that the spouts can beadjusted to any desired vertical angle. By means of the above adjustmentof the spouts, it will be obvious that the grain discharged through themcan be directed toward any portion of a wagon arranged on either side ofthe body 10. T he valve 13 is provided with the rock shaft portion 26,which is journaled in bearings 27 formed in the i valve casing 12, andis provided on one end with the bell crank arm 28, which has the ropes29 secured thereto, so that it can be manipulated from the ground. Thevalve casing l2 is rovided with the two oppositely disposed va ve seats30 formed by flanges cast upon the interior of the valve casing.

The operation of my improved'ap aratus will be apparent without anyfurther escri tion, and it is evident that it may -be mo ified indetails of construction, so that I do not desire to be limited in theinterpretation of the following claims except as may be necessitated bythe state of the prior art.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States, is,-

1. In a grain-discharging apparatus, the combinationwith the valvecasing, of the pair of elbows fitted to the bottom of said casing,connections between the valve casing and each of the elbows permittingthe latter to rotate on the casing independently of each other, and thesingle valve pivoted in the casing and movable to one position oranother to deflect the grain into one or the other of the elbows.

2. In aV grain-discharging apparatus, the combination with the valvecasing, of the pair of elbows fitted to the bottom of said casing,connections between the valve casing and the elbows permitting thelatter to rotate on the casing, the valve pivoted in the casing todeflect the grain into one or the other of the elbows, the spoutspivoted to the bottoms of the elbows, and means for holding the spoutsatany angle to which they may be swung.

3. In a grain-discharging apparatus, the combination with the valvecasing having the' pair of annular grooves in the bottom` thereof, ofthe flanged elbows fitted to turn in said grooves, and the valve pivotedin the casing to deflect the grain into one or the other of the elbows.

4. In a grain-discharging apparatus, the combination with the valvecasing having the pair of annular grooves in the bottom thereof, of thellanged elbows tted to turn in said grooves, the valve pivoted in thecasA ing to deflect the grain into one or the other of the elbows, thespouts pivoted to the elbows, and means forvholding the spouts at anyangle to which they may be swung.

5. In a grain-discharging apparatus, the combination with the valvecasing made up of the two symmetrical sections which when assembled formthe pair of annular grooves in the bottom thereof, and means forsecuring the sections together, of the flanged elbows iitted to turn insaid grooves, the valve pivoted in the casing to deflect the grain intoone orthe other of the elbows, and the spouts carried by the elbows.

6. I n a grain-discharging apparatus, the combination with the valvecasing made up of the two symmetrical sections which when securedtogether form the` pair of annular grooves in the bottom thereof andhavethe` ribs on the inside thereof forming the valve seats, and meansfor securing the sections together, of the flanged elbows litted to turnV JOHN H. GILMAN.

Witnesses:

ED R. CLAUS, LoUIs LEDRICK.

